DE JuSchG §24a (KidD)
Germany Youth Protection Act (JuSchG) — §24a Precautionary Measures + BzKJ Criteria (KidD)
Requires providers of certain telemedia services to implement provider-side precautionary measures ("Vorsorgemaßnahmen") with regulator-facing evaluability via published BzKJ criteria.
Jurisdiction
Germany
DE
Enacted
Unknown
Effective
Unknown
Enforcement
Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ)
What It Requires
Harms Addressed
Who Must Comply
This law applies to:
- • Telemedia service providers within scope of JuSchG youth protection duties
Who bears obligations:
Safety Provisions
- • Provider-side precautionary measures for youth protection in digital/interactive services
- • Regulator-facing evaluability: published criteria (KidD) for assessing adequacy and effectiveness of safeguards
- • Designed to operationalize "safety-by-design" rather than complaint-only moderation
- • Interaction risk focus (where self-harm grooming, coercion, crisis escalation live)
Compliance Timeline
May 14, 2024
Structural precautionary measures effective, KidD enforcement body established
Dec 1, 2025
JMStV sixth amendment effective (pending ratification by 16 states)
Enforcement
Enforced by
Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz (BzKJ)
Quick Facts
- Binding
- Yes
- Mental Health Focus
- Yes
- Child Safety Focus
- Yes
- Algorithmic Scope
- Yes
Why It Matters
Most audit-oriented youth safety regime in Europe. Extremely relevant to chat/community products—requires "you need systems, not vibes" with regulator evaluation criteria.
What You Need to Comply
You need: documented, testable precautionary measures for interaction risk (incl. user protection flows), plus evidence your measures are effective under regulator criteria (not just policies).
NOPE can helpCite This
APA
Germany. (n.d.). Germany Youth Protection Act (JuSchG) — §24a Precautionary Measures + BzKJ Criteria (KidD). Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/de-juschg-24a-kidd
BibTeX
@misc{de_juschg_24a_kidd,
title = {Germany Youth Protection Act (JuSchG) — §24a Precautionary Measures + BzKJ Criteria (KidD)},
author = {Germany},
year = {n.d.},
url = {https://nope.net/regs/de-juschg-24a-kidd}
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